Essays

Life Update /007 (Three Days in Limbo)

Lilacs in Notting Hill, pony kisses, the curious experience of losing consciousness, a special offer for our paid subscribers, and more

May 24 •

Confessions of a Hypochondriac

A Meditation on Modern Wellness, Mortality, and Meaning

Apr 16 •

Thinking Beyond Your Brain: Two Tools That Will Revolutionise Your Creative Process

How externalising our thoughts transforms not just what we remember, but how we think

Apr 3 •

2025 is the new 2015

To examine 2015 is to witness a year suspended between past and future, a critical moment of transformation where the foundations of our current world…

Feb 9 •

Two Books that Changed my Life

From insomnia to insight—how two books changed my understanding of mind and manifestation

Jan 20 •

The Metrics of Attention and the Dark Architecture of Platform Capitalism

A documentary about OnlyFans creator Lily Phillips’s 100-man challenge, and a discussion about the attention economy's double-edged sword

Dec 20, 2024 •

The Evolution of Photographic Truth, from Darkroom to Digital Reality

“Great photography is about depth of feeling, not depth of field”. —Peter Adams

Nov 14, 2024 •

Notes on Modern Friendship: When a Girl's Girl has Frenemies

A personal essay about navigating the complexities of modern female friendships, from camaraderie to conflict, and back again…

Sep 13, 2024 •

The Skin We're In: Notes on Beauty, Time, and Truth

how i changed the way i think about my skin; the only skincare products i use at the moment; the french pharmacy creams my parisian aunt used to stop…

Jul 31, 2024 •

Valencia's Renaissance: A City Redefining Itself

An essay and companion piece to our recommendations for Spain's third city

Jul 13, 2024 •

On Not Disappearing

Imagining a reality beyond screens—a writer's musings about an analog world (plus a few never-before-seen photos from behind the scenes at TIG)

Jun 14, 2024 •

The Wisdom of TikTok?

Commodifying Complexity: When Philosophy Loses Its Depth

Jun 1, 2024 •

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